in association with

Kubilins Transportation GroupRose & Associates

Design Charrette

Public Kick-off 10.15.08

The Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction• Brief Overview Presentation• Small Group Discussion• Group Reporting• Wrap Up Comments and Next

Steps

Beginning with a baseline of agreement

1| Mix Land Uses

2 | Take advantage of compact building design

3| Create a range of housing opportunities and choices

4| Create Walkable Communities

5| Foster. . .communities with a strong sense of place

6| Preserve open space, farmland, natural. . .areas

7| Direct development towards existing

communities

8| Provide a variety of transportation choices

9| Make development decisions predictable, fair,

cost effective

10| Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration

The MLI Toolbox?

It is a reference guide for local government officials, citizens, and developers to improve the state of the development practices in western North Carolina.

The MLI Toolbox

1. Purpose & Introduction

2. Community Planning

3. Site & Building Design

4. Environmental Protection

5. Sustainable Transportation

6. Preserving Landscapes & Culture

7. Open Space Conservation

8. Affordable Housing9. Farmland

Preservation10.Economic SystemsAppendix: Case Studies

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NATURAL HABITAT HUMAN HABITAT

• Staff Kickoff Meeting & Advisory Committee Meetings

• Community Windshield Surveys and Walking Tour of Key Areas

• GIS Consolidation and Environmental Resource Mapping

• Stakeholder Interviews/ Reconnaissance Mini-Charrette

Reconnaissance Phase

Boone is…• . . .a friendly, vibrant, attractive

community

• . . .financially, socially and environmentally sustainable.

• . . .a regional center for commerce, healthcare and education,

• . . .walkable, bikable and transit-friendly diverse neighborhoods, aesthetically attractive shopping areas, a successful downtown and high quality educational institutions.

• We honor our high country heritage through the promotion of our culture and the protection of our natural resources.

Market Study Recommendations• Things to Go Do• Things to Go Buy• Connectivity &

Circulation• Jobs• Housing

Diversification• Public Space• Professional

Management

Reconnaissance Phase: Economic & Market Study

• Work collaboratively• Design cross-functionally• Use design to achieve a shared

vision and create holistic solutions

• Work in detail

The Charrette: Principles

Input: Current Reality + Vision

Output: Implementable Strategic Plan

The Charrette: Principles

COMMUNITY & REGIONAL PLANNING

Best Development Practices and Street Network Planning

SUBURBAN RETROFIT PLANNING

SMALL AREA/DOWNTOWN PLANNING

Holistic View of Transportation Realms

Key Plan Components• Land Development & Redevelopment Policies

& Map• Transportation Network Enhancements &

Multi-Modal Plan • Transect-based Framework Plan• Conceptual/Schematic Planning in 3

dimensions for key parcels/locations in different contexts (best practices)

• Retrofit Plan for Key Suburban Corridors (e.g. 321)

• Downtown and Surrounding Neighborhoods Urban Design/Urban Infill Plan (parcel level)

• Strategic Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability

Charrette/Workshop ScheduleMonday, October 20th

• 1:00 pm Environmental Protection & Sustainability

• 2:30 pm Utility Infrastructure & Alternative Energy

• 4:00 pm River Street/Highway 321 Creeks Property Owners

• 6:30 pm NC 105 and US 321 Commercial Corridors

Tuesday, October 21st • 9:00 am until Noon Downtown Placemaking

Workshop (Meet in front of ArtWalk)• 1:00 pm Transportation & Circulation• 2:30 pm Pedestrian, Bicycle & Transit Planning• 4:00 pm Open Space, Parks & Greenways• 5:30 pm Daily Project Update/Design Pin-Up • 7:00 pm Town and Gown Land Use Issues

LOCATION:Best Western Hotel 840 East King Street

Wednesday, October 22nd • 9:00 am Workforce Housing• 10:30 am Advisory Committee Meeting• 1:00 pm Realtors, Builders & Developers• 2:30 pm Student Housing• 5:30 pm Daily Project Update/Design Pin-

Up• 6:30 pm Meeting of the Neighborhoods (All

neighborhood leaders and interested residents are invited)

Thursday & Friday, October 23rd & 24th• 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Open Design Studio• 5:30 pm Daily Project Update/Design Pin-

Up

Tuesday, October 28th

• 5:30 pm Closing Presentation (Broyhill Inn)

Community Survey

boone2030.blogspot.comor townofboone.net